
Kirby and the Forgotten Land is Now the Best-Selling Kirby Game - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 08 November 2022 / 3,286 ViewsKirby and the Forgotten Land is now the best-selling game in the Kirby franchise.
The Nintendo Switch 3D platformer has sold 5.27 million units as of September 30, 2022, according to Nintendo's earnings report.
The previous record was held by Kirby's Dream Land with 5.13 million units sold. The game released for the Game Boy in Japan in April 1992 and in North America and Europe in August 1992.
Other Kirby game sales include Kirby Star Allies with 3.98 million units sold, Kirby Super Star Ultra with 2.99 million units sold, and Kirby: Triple Deluxe with 2.65 million units sold.
Kirby and the Forgotten Land released for the Nintendo Switch on March 25, 2022.
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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a lot of switch console sales helped here. what was the previous #1, wii, DS, Gameboy?
I really love playing this game with my daughter. Well deserved sales
Congrats, it is a great game that my son and daughter are loving.
That’s really good! I was a big fan of Kirby in the GB/SNES years, and again on Wii. I’ll have to return to the series a third time on Switch. It seems like it’s in a new golden age.
A worthy game to have that many sales. ^^